Popular Post brickvoyeur Posted December 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2022 (edited) Quote I'll read the Nightmare Before Christmas story this year, kids. Twas the night before Clearance And all through the aisle Steamrollers were packed Into my cart like a pile Exo Suits were hung In the storage with care Knowing that in a decade They still will be there Sergeant Jyn Erso was nestled Deep under my bed With terrible proportions And a face that looks dead Wonder woman in her armor And cheetah in her cap The lasso of truth will tell you That this set is pure crap When out on my doorstep A noise shook me awake ShopJustice still delivering Olaf Flat as a pancake Faster shipping than FedEx The turds as they came I cried and I pouted As I called them by name "Now, Dots! now, Mario! Now Lego Movie 1 and 2! On, Raiders! on, Mighty Dinos! On, Takodana and constractables too! To the depths of the dumpster! Stacked 50 feet tall Now throw away! throw away! throw away all!" Each year I make efforts To donate a bit more But Toys for tots sends a bill For returning them to my door Since I can't give them away I'll dig a big pit It's the final solution To get rid of this sh!t I shook as I laughed At the thought of relieving this pain It was nearly 3am So I looked quite insane As I poured the kerosene I cheered with delight "I'll light you on fire, So you're out of my sight" Edited December 7, 2022 by brickvoyeur 15 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlgebraicMirror Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Just put a 10227 B-Wing Starfighter up on eBay today. I struggled a lot with whether to make shipping free or not, since it looks like for these large sets shipping runs to 20-30 dollars (and the B-Wing is not the largest set out there)! This is my first major set I'm trying to sell, so after looking at a lot of completed listings, I decided I'd probably get enough extra bidding action if I made shipping free to make it worth it. But, almost no one puts this set up for auction with for auction with free shipping (I only found one in the recent listings), so the higher price it got could have been an anomaly. If anyone with a lot of experience out there could let me know these things, I'd appreciate it: Do you find you get better prices offering free shipping or making buyers pay for it? Do you find you get better prices by doing auctions on eBay or "Buy it Now"? I have some more big sets to sell, so I'm hoping to get this figured out and get the best possible prices on the ones I sell later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siulon Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Actually, I just sold a B-wing and shipped it out yesterday. with shipping, tracking and insurance ($200), it's 36 bucks, it's a huge set. I think the bottom line for buyers are the total price that they are paying. If you are listing it as free shipping, your bidding price will most likely higher, and vice versa. At the end of the end, the person are paying the total cost. when I first started, i used mostly auction instead of buy it now. These days, it really depends on what I am trying to sell. for the B-wing, I listed it as buy it now and let it sit. Usually buy it now ends up with a higher price, people are willing to pay a bit higher to get the set now, instead of starting a bidding war with others and have to wait for the auction to end. for the quick flip sets/minifigures/polybag that's high demanding, I find that it's more 'fun' to do it auction. Because I like to see people 'fight' for my set, and I know that it's almost guarantee that it will meet a certain expected price. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkrigger Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 My preference is for buyer pay actual shipping. A closer buyer will bid or pay more since shipping is lower and they will save and you will pay less fees to ebay shipping charges so you will save. The package will take less time to arrive and if they are within a few shipping zones of you your ebay shipping discount will be larger since priority shipping will be comprable to Standard post. Its a win/win/win in my book. IF the item is very rare or desirable the buyer won't care about the extra charges to ship to them on the other coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 within the last week. 1 sealed The Zombies for $215 with free postage. Great set still. Can't wait for Halloween to unload more. 1 Black Pearl and 1 QAR (sealed sets w/o the boxes). 1 sealed Toy Story Western Train. 5 sealed Harry Potter Hagrid Hut sets. 1 sealed 10198 Tantive IV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 within the last week. 1 sealed The Zombies for $215 with free postage. Great set still. Can't wait for Halloween to unload more. 1 Black Pearl and 1 QAR (sealed sets w/o the boxes). 1 sealed Toy Story Western Train. 5 sealed Harry Potter Hagrid Hut sets. 1 sealed 10198 Tantive IV. $215 for The Zombies? Wow! Great for you. Annnnd....that's why I'm Bricklinking it. Yikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 $215 for The Zombies? Wow! Great for you. Annnnd....that's why I'm Bricklinking it. Yikes. i think bricklinking it should be far cheaper. about 12 months ago, i purchase the bride and groom w/ the manual for maybe $20-$25 total (my son's set). Everything else is pretty cheap. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Thanks. I don't even care about the bride, or the instructions. I just want the set for our Halloween Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Sold the last of my (for sale) Wolverine Chopper Showdowns this week for $63 shipped. I have 2 left, but I'll hang onto those for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fcbarcelona101 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Batcave (original/used) for $390 Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redghostx Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 This weekend I sold a few agents sets and a 2008 fire station from my Cafe Corner CL lot. I have the cost of my CC down to $153 (and soon to be a profit) Sold a used 4842 Hogwarts for $250 (bought last month for $125 - so that is a nice $80 profit) **Prices always in US funds** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Sold a used 4842 Hogwarts for $250 (bought last month for $125 - so that is a nice $80 profit) Was that a sealed/new set, or used? I've got a 4842 I'm putting together from a CL bulk set I bought. Would love to get north of $200 for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCool Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sold the Ghost Train, some Simpsons minifigures and also a bunch of bricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redghostx Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Was that a sealed/new set, or used? I've got a 4842 I'm putting together from a CL bulk set I bought. Would love to get north of $200 for it. It was a used one. It sat on eBay for just under two weeks and you should be able to sell yours for over 200+ shipping with little difficulty. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quacs Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It was a used one. It sat on eBay for just under two weeks and you should be able to sell yours for over 200+ shipping with little difficulty. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Brickpicker mobile app If it's complete, you should get $250 for it. That's what I grossed for mine (shipping included). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It was a used one. It sat on eBay for just under two weeks and you should be able to sell yours for over 200+ shipping with little difficulty. Sent from my Nexus 4 using Brickpicker mobile app If it's complete, you should get $250 for it. That's what I grossed for mine (shipping included). Great, thanks guys. I haven't done my research on it yet, since I'm still working on. I appreciate the quick feedback. I just finally pulled all the pieces for it from the bulk lot. I'm missing 8 pieces and one minifig from it. I'm starting the search in my Bricklink/bulk inventory for the last 8 pieces now. I have instructions, no box. I need to put it together and take my photos, too. So, a few weeks out from selling. But good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sold a 3367 Space Shuttle, 3365 Moon Buggy and 2 friends polybags this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The Black Pearl = $250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 The Black Pearl = $250 Awesome. Was that used or new? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaylay Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Awesome. Was that used or new? New 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Balloon cart in 15 minutes on eBay for $17 shipped 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciglione Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Sold two Simpsons minifigs today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elkkthunder Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Sold ecto 1 for $90 cash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 yay... another The Zombies set sold well over $200. 2 more left to sell before my Halloween blow-out sale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYDBeqJVsho 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sold about 18 minifigs this week. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Another Wolverine Chopper - only 4 left now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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